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Yasuko Rikihisa

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-1870-5338Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mingqun LiniD· 2 shared Stephen L. DentoniD· 2 shared Deepak KumariD· 1 shared Elizabeta NemethiD· 1 shared Jeffrey KawaharaiD· 1 shared Khemraj BudachetriiD· 1 shared Lin WangiD· 1 shared Shahid KarimiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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9 top collaborators · 15 mutual co-author links

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Recombinant Ehrlichia TRP75 Rescues Molting Failure of Ticks Infected with TRP75 Mutant Ehrlichia

Jeffrey Kawahara, Tsian Zhang, Lin Wang, Stephen L. Denton, Mingqun Lin, Yasuko Rikihisa

This study shows that TRP75 in Ehrlichia manipulates tick molting and ecdysone receptor mRNA levels, essential for bacterial survival and transmission.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Anaplasma phagocytophilum Subversion of Host Hepcidin-Ferroportin Iron Nutritional Immunity

Stephen L. Denton, Mingqun Lin, Elizabeta Nemeth, Yasuko Rikihisa

This paper shows Anaplasma phagocytophilum manipulates host ferroportin and hepcidin to acquire iron for growth within infected cells.

mBio · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Analysis of Amblyomma americanum microRNAs in response to Ehrlichia chaffeensis infection and their potential role in vectorial capacity

Deepak Kumar, Khemraj Budachetri, Yasuko Rikihisa, Shahid Karim

This study identifies differentially expressed miRNAs in Amblyomma americanum ticks infected with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and shows that inhibiting these miRNAs reduces pathogen load.

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · Jul 17, 2024Peer-reviewedSystems Biology